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American Perceptions of Aging in the 21st Century [APA21], 2000 (ICPSR 3326)

Principal Investigator(s):Cutler, Neal E.; Whitelaw, Nancy A.

Summary:

This survey, the third in a series of studies conducted by
the National Council on the Aging, was undertaken to record changes in
views about aging among older people as well as younger adults. The
series began with the MYTH AND REALITY OF AGING, 1974 (ICPSR 7657) and
was followed by AGING IN THE EIGHTIES: AMERICA IN TRANSITION, 1981
(ICPSR 8691). This study, done in collaboration with the International
Longevity Center - USA, Ltd., updates topics from MYTH AND REALITY OF
AGING with items that explore the ideas and beliefs about aging. M... (more info)

This survey, the third in a series of studies conducted by
the National Council on the Aging, was undertaken to record changes in
views about aging among older people as well as younger adults. The
series began with the MYTH AND REALITY OF AGING, 1974 (ICPSR 7657) and
was followed by AGING IN THE EIGHTIES: AMERICA IN TRANSITION, 1981
(ICPSR 8691). This study, done in collaboration with the International
Longevity Center - USA, Ltd., updates topics from MYTH AND REALITY OF
AGING with items that explore the ideas and beliefs about aging. Major
issues touched upon include the myth of generational warfare, aging
experiences in the past 25 years, retirement, health, and
anticipations of a long life. Demographic variables include race, age,
gender, religion, education, and income.

Access Notes

The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public.
Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

Dataset(s)

Study Description

Citation

Cutler, Neal E., and Nancy A. Whitelaw. American Perceptions of Aging in the 21st Century [APA21], 2000. ICPSR03326-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03326.v1

Methodology

Sample:
Nationally representative sample with an oversample of
persons over age 65 and minorities over age 65.

Data Source:

telephone interviews

Version(s)

Original ICPSR Release:2002-03-29

Version History:

2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one
or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well
as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable,
and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to
reflect these additions.